The way Terence and Sarah blow everything out of proportion I have a sneaking suspicion that those chilis probably weren’t even that hot.
She was right the first time- he’s the girl. That dude is such a frakkin’ p*$$y.
The hotness of the divorcees is so undermined by their absolute brainlessness. And man, that was one hell of a faceplant.
Hellooooooo!
[hijack] I was thinking of you and the rest of the Boston crew the other day. I now work just steps from Fanueil Hall, so if we ever felt like planning another dinner there, my chances of making it are dramatically increased. Also, I have met Contrary, so her chances of being able to identify a group of Dopers are also dramatically increased. And she’s wikked cool. Maybe early Dec, before the holiday insanity is upon us? [/hijack]
Finally got all caught up so that I can participate in these threads.
I liked this episode. The roadblock was pretty cool, although the locals were pelting the racers a hell of a lot harder than they were throwing the dye on themselves. I’d have been pretty ticked off too had I gotten blasted in my face while I was sitting there waiting for my partner.
I loved how the divorcees kept going back to get one clue at a time. Really? That is honestly how you thought it worked? I was glad to see them go. They reminded me a lot of the hot girls click in high school, making fun of everyone else.
The frat boys are just…I don’t know. I’m not sure how they keep getting to the back of the pack. Aside from the detour screw up I don’t know how they fell behind after leaving the roadblock so quickly. Do they just get crap taxis?
I did like how Ken and Tina got out of the car to shoo traffic out of the way, that showed initiative rather than just sitting in the cab wailing about not moving. I didn’t like how clueless he was about the fact that it was holy water. Sure it’s not your religion, but you should still try and be respectfull of others beliefs.
Best Episode. Ever.
The Exes from Texas commit not one, but two major brain cramps, allowing Ken & Tina to rise from the dead.
Street Tailor with a Bad Attitude.
Combo taxi driver - tour guide.
Combo gardener - greeter.
Sarah was hilarious. Her boyfriend is still a pussy, though.
And I want a plug-in light-up Ganesha!
I have been searching for the last half-hour for one online and the closest I found was a lamp with a plasma disc attached behind. Those ones on the show were musical, too!
I meant a statue with a plasma disc behind… :smack:
Taxi Assessment, where’s the Taxi Assessment?
Anytime, and I’ll be there with bells on.
I was just steps from Fanuiel Hall on Saturday, when I went to Fanueil Hall.
(Sorry; I’m on business travel and had to watch TAR last night from CBS’s website on a slow ethernet connection. Took me 2 hours. Anyway…)
Oh, man–locals throwing shit at the teams. And multi-colored dye, no less. And nailing the non-participating team member. The only way this Roadblock could have been greater would be if they added bags of urine into the mix.
Taxi Assessment
Stuck in the Desert and Officially Detained - or, Philiminated with extreme prejudice.
Anita and Arthur - Keeping bees.
Anthony and Stephanie - Not getting married. Bummer.
Mark and Bill - Rolling 2d10 to cast a spell of Readthecluedammit.
Marisa and Brooke - Ineptly and slowly doing something.
Aja and Ty - Dating long-distance from opposite ends of Sequesterville.
Kelly and Christy (down from “Stopping”) - Well, not a huge surprise that Kelly & Christy are the ones going home. It was just a question of a) whether Ken and Tina’s time penalty was sever enough to outweigh other team’s incompetence (no) and b) whether the Horns of Doom would sound more often for Andrew & Dan than for Kelly & Christy (also no). I guess some behaviours (not reading the clue) are so ingrained that they’re hard to break. Kelly & Christy were just woeful in this episode, and clearly deserved their elimination.
Flat Tire - or, not likely to get anywhere soon.
Andrew and Dan (holding steady) - Still the worst team left, and even more painfully obvious this week. Fun fact: there’s five teams left, and Andrew & Dan’s average finish position is worse than five. Also, they’ve finished second-to-last three legs in a row. They’re lucky this time that a) Tina helped them out, and b) Kelly & Christy performed even worse than they did. It’s surprising a team can be quite this bad and still be contending. However, this is unlikely to be surprising any longer, as I expect Andrew & Dan to be going home tout suite.
Stopping for Gas - or, not broken-down, exactly, but not a good sign.
No one this week.
"Rapido! Por Favor?" - or, making meaningless ineffectual comments from the back seat, but in no immediate danger.
Toni and Dallas (holding steady) - Smoothly raced leg. I wonder if Dallas is peeved at Starr for being all sneaky and shit at the Detour despite their “mutual attraction”? Depends on who won the Race I guess–a lot easier to forgive someone who has huge swinging piles of cash. Or if you’re flexing your own piles of cash, I suppose. I’m considering moving this team up a notch, as they’ve done pretty well compared to Terence and Sarah, but I’m still concerned about Toni’s ability to make it through anything physically demanding. This hasn’t been much of a problem for the last couple legs, but at some point it may be.
In the Passing Lane - or, ahead of the pack, but not quite comfortably.
Terence and Sarah (holding steady) - Who’s my girl? They both are! Yay equality! Ditsy and spastic as usual, but in an accelerated way. They’re tending to place behind Toni & Dallas, and that’s not a good sign if they wind up fighting for the third spot in the final three.
Ken and Tina (up from “Stopping”) - They came back from adversity this week, and actually worked pretty well together. Good idea clearing the street for the cab, and Tina didn’t even flinch when Ken called her “the Incredible Hulk.” Heh. Actually, green hair becomes her; I hope she keeps it. I see this peam as a lock for the final three as long as they can concentrate on Racing and not on their sketchy intra-team relationship.
Cruisin’ with Earl - or, drivin’ on the shoulder, takin’ shortcuts, and generally kickin’ butt.
Nick and Starr (holding steady) - Another day, another first-place finish. Ho-hum. Nick & Starr aren’t really as clever as Nick thinks they are, but they keep on winning, so maybe it doesn’t matter. A lock for the final three.
Next Week: The other Fast Forward.
[sub]Props to Mullinator and his Raj Ratings.[/sub]
My preferred final three teams are:
Nick & Starr
Toni & Dallas
and I don’t particularly care, as long as they come in third at the finish line.
I just got caught up, and came here to make sure someone pointed out that should have been the episode’s title. By far the funniest line.
I’d have done the hot pepper challenge. I work with hot peppers all the time, eat them all the time. Of everyone I’ve ever known, I’m the closest to immune to them. Remember that season when they had to eat the hot Hungarian soup? I was jumping up and down on the couch thinking “oh, c’mon! I’d just drink that stuff!”
I’m sooooo proud of Ken & Tina. They were really a class act this time.
My favs:
Dallas & Mom (yeah, nice guns Dallas)
Ken & Tina
I hope Tina keeps the green hair too.
I, also, loved the “Who’s my girl?” line. That was just too funny for words.
In addition to the incredible stupidity of BRINGING ONE ENVELOPE AT A TIME back to Christy, they wasted time OPENING the stupid thing when it says on the outside TRY AGAIN. Dumb dumb dumb. I am partly sympathetic/proud of them because it sounds like both of their ex-husbands were total jackasses, and they had the balls (boobs?) to get the hell out of their situations, but come on!! Find some common sense and read the clue!! They even said “Are we doing this wrong?” and then proceeded to CONTINUE DOING IT WRONG!!!
Andrew and Dan are some of the most bumbling idiots ever on the show. They keep talking about being hot frat guys and both of them need a serious reality check.
Nothing I’ve seen of Kelly and Christy makes me believe their evil husbands were totally responsible for crushing those two delicate flowers.
In fact, a couple of their confessionals made it seem like their husbands left them because the two of them were completely delusional.
But I guess we’ll never know.
Kelly and Christy violated the “man, it stinks here” rule about never insulting another country’s smell no matter how bad it actually stinks. Un-PC!
Anyone notice how suddenly everyone is saying “hurry!” or “quickly!” instead of “rapido!”
Did the producers tell them to knock it off? It just got boring?
I have noticed that Sarah has been able to say something (even if it’s just “faster”) in the language of every country they’ve been to. She’s probably just buying a phrasebook at the airport…but I don’t recall any previous TAR contestant ever having that particular brainstorm.
You have to pay for it out of the racing funds, so presumably contestants think it’s not worth the money. I have seen racers on planes quizzing their fellow passengers on useful phrases, which would let them get the pronunciations right as well.